David Brooks, Time for a civic uprising

[CrusaderFrank]

What a real conservative realizes. Not our "Conservatives". otherwise known as the cult of Trump;

Time for a Civic Uprising

In the beginning there was agony. Under the empires of old, the strong did what they willed and the weak

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David Brooks posts at USMB under the name Conservative from Georgia

 

[CrusaderFrank]

LOL David Brooks? The David Brooks that said this of Biden in February 2024?

Brooks and Capehart on voters' concerns about Biden's age, Trump's ballot eligibility

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the special counsel's report on President Biden’s handling of classified documents and comments about his mental fitness, the Supreme Court...

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Game. Set. Match

 

[CrusaderFrank]

“What is happening now is not normal politics. We’re seeing an assault on the fundamental institutions of our civic life, things we should all swear loyalty to — Democrat, independent or Republican.”

The problem is that Trump Cult members have contempt for normal politics.

Indeed, that was the whole point of ‘Trump’ – to destroy the political edifice, to destroy ‘business as usual’ politics, and to foment conflict, chaos, and division.

Trump Cult members cheer the assault on the fundamental institutions of our civic life.

The AutoPen Presidency sent the FBI out to monitor and harass Social Media to post only government approved content

That’s Fascism 101

 

[CrusaderFrank]

They don't understand that Brooks, or anyone else, can criticize both Trump and Biden simultaneously.

In their world, Neanderthal tribalism doesn't allow for such a thing. You must adore one and despise the other.

Where did Brooks, or anyone on the left ever criticize the AutoPen Presidency?

The only Leftist criticism was that the Administration wasn’t Fascist enough

 

[CrusaderFrank]

 

[berg80]

Thank you. That's what I said the other day. There are very few conservatives here. Anyone associated with or supporting MAGA is not a conservative.

In observing that MAGAists are not traditional conservatives you are being far too kind. What they are is harder to define because like their Dear Leader they are devoid of a consistent political philosophy. Perhaps they are best defined by what they are doing. Namely, facilitating the creation of an authoritarian government.

 

[Harry Dresden]

I believe he has me on ignore because I keep exposing his bias and dishonesty. He is a one trick pony.

anyone who disagrees with the guy gets put on ignore....all the people who treat him racily by calling him names, saying he aint black he replies to them....the guy is a phony .....

 

[Mac1958]

In observing that MAGAists are not traditional conservatives you are being far too kind. What they are is harder to define because like their Dear Leader they are devoid of a consistent political philosophy. Perhaps they are best defined by what they are doing. Namely, facilitating the creation of an authoritarian government.

The question is whether they're unknowingly doing it ("useful idiots") or whether this is what they really want (neofascism).

You can't ask them, obviously, so you can only wonder.

 

[berg80]

Another fart in the windstorm of revolution. Only the left would believe that attacking corruption, fraud and waste in the government would be an attack on civilization. David Brooks is a conservative and I'm Mario Lanza.

You don't have a clue about what is really going on. Start paying attention.

So far, the only real hint of something larger — a mass countermovement — has been the rallies led by Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. But this too is a ineffective way to respond to Trump; those partisan rallies make this fight seem like a normal contest between Democrats and Republicans.

What is happening now is not normal politics. We’re seeing an assault on the fundamental institutions of our civic life, things we should all swear loyalty to — Democrat, independent or Republican.

 

[Harry Dresden]

notice how mac only replies to those who agree with him?...whats the matter mac cant defend what you say?...are you like your buddy jones?....he is the same way....

 

[DonGlock26]

What a real conservative realizes. Not our "Conservatives". otherwise known as the cult of Trump;

Time for a Civic Uprising

In the beginning there was agony. Under the empires of old, the strong did what they willed and the weak

dnyuz.com

Brooks LOVED Barack Obama.



"That first encounter is still vivid in Brooks's mind. "I remember distinctly an image of--we were sitting on his couches, and I was looking at his pant leg and his perfectly creased pant," Brooks says, "and I'm thinking, a) he's going to be president and b) he'll be a very good president." In the fall of 2006, two days after Obama's The Audacity of Hope hit bookstores, Brooks published a glowing Times column. The headline was "Run, Barack, Run."

These days, the center-right Brooks frequently seems more sympathetic toward Obama than the liberal Paul Krugman. He has written columns praising Obama's Afghanistan policy, education proposals, and economic team. Even on broad areas of disagreement--deficit spending, the sprawling stimulus bill, health care reform--Brooks tends to treat Obama and his administration with respect. "My overall view," Brooks told me, "is ninety-five percent of the decisions they make are good and intelligent. Whether I agree with them specifically, I think they're very serious and very good at what they do." It is an odd situation to say the least: David Brooks, prominent conservative, has become the most visible journalistic ally of arguably the most liberal president of his lifetime."

https://www.npr.org/2009/08/31/112399581/the-new-republic-obamas-bromance

 

[Harry Dresden]

You don't have a clue about what is really going on. Start paying attention.

So far, the only real hint of something larger — a mass countermovement — has been the rallies led by Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. But this too is a ineffective way to respond to Trump; those partisan rallies make this fight seem like a normal contest between Democrats and Republicans.

What is happening now is not normal politics. We’re seeing an assault on the fundamental institutions of our civic life, things we should all swear loyalty to — Democrat, independent or Republican.

We’re seeing an assault on the fundamental institutions of our civic life
they were saying the same thing about you guys during the last administration....

 

[SeaMajor7]

“What is happening now is not normal politics. We’re seeing an assault on the fundamental institutions of our civic life, things we should all swear loyalty to — Democrat, independent or Republican.”

The problem is that Trump Cult members have contempt for normal politics.

Indeed, that was the whole point of ‘Trump’ – to destroy the political edifice, to destroy ‘business as usual’ politics, and to foment conflict, chaos, and division.

Trump Cult members cheer the assault on the fundamental institutions of our civic life.

The real CULT is you demented avenger subverted demoralized Stalinist Marxist Leninist zombie ASSHOLES.
All you do every fucking DAY is PROJECT your own CULT status on normal American People.
Trump WON across ALL DEMOGRAPHICS.
The popular vote.
Electoral College landslide.
To call ALL these People a CULT is simply ILLOGICAL.
So, gfy.

 

[Votto]

“What is happening now is not normal politics. We’re seeing an assault on the fundamental institutions of our civic life, things we should all swear loyalty to — Democrat, independent or Republican.”

The problem is that Trump Cult members have contempt for normal politics.

Indeed, that was the whole point of ‘Trump’ – to destroy the political edifice, to destroy ‘business as usual’ politics, and to foment conflict, chaos, and division.

Trump Cult members cheer the assault on the fundamental institutions of our civic life.

You are right about one thing, it is not normal politics.

What we see everyday is this, "Elect democrats or Nazis says all of Legacy media and the democrat party and academia that is controlled by them?" Really?

Meanwhile, as the GOP are portrayed as Nazis the GOP are shot at repeatedly like Trump and Kavanaugh and the entire GOP Congress at a baseball game, with their businesses vandalized with general impunity, and lawfare used against them around the clock. For example, I remember one guy was caught torching a Tesla dealership in Minnesota that some Soros judge refused to even put in jail.

The Republic is toast.

 

[westwall]

You don't have a clue about what is really going on. Start paying attention.

So far, the only real hint of something larger — a mass countermovement — has been the rallies led by Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. But this too is a ineffective way to respond to Trump; those partisan rallies make this fight seem like a normal contest between Democrats and Republicans.

What is happening now is not normal politics. We’re seeing an assault on the fundamental institutions of our civic life, things we should all swear loyalty to — Democrat, independent or Republican.

Pot, meet kettle.

 

[Votto]

Reality

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As woke Left wing corporations around the country shove sugar and other unhealthy components into our food that has given us record breaking chronic illness issues that democrats apparently care nothing about. Funny how only "Crazy" RFK cares about it, right?

Get bent ass.

 

[SmokeALib]

What a real conservative realizes. Not our "Conservatives". otherwise known as the cult of Trump;

Time for a Civic Uprising

In the beginning there was agony. Under the empires of old, the strong did what they willed and the weak

dnyuz.com

You worthless leftist traitors crack me up!

 

[berg80]

The question is whether they're unknowingly doing it ("useful idiots") or whether this is what they really want (neofascism).

You can't ask them, obviously, so you can only wonder.

There was an interesting discussion I heard yesterday about the regime's attacks on institutions of higher learning like Harvard.

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Click on the segment titled "Hayes: We are more powerful than ‘one petty, addled man’—and Trump knows it"

Brooks touched on some of the points being made in his article. The goal being to remove, in sweeping fashion, the cultural and institutional barriers preventing trump from amassing more power.

 

[berg80]

As woke Left wing corporations around the country shove sugar and other unhealthy components into our food

Your paranoia over the "woke left" has reached delusional proportions.

 

[Votto]

Your paranoia over the "woke left" has reached delusional proportions.

While all of us at our jobs are force fed videos and other education devices to make sure we accept DEI principles at work or go find another job and while our children are forced to have our children of both sexes share the same bathrooms and let them declare themselves "furries" if they think they are a cat?

It's time to get a reality check moron.